Friday 1 July 2022 06:42 AM British climate activists slash tires of 40 SUVs in NYC and leave leaflet: ... trends now
Climate change activists with a group calling itself Tyre Extinguishers are celebrating this week their first 'action' in New York City - deflating the tires of 40 SUVs on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
The movement, which originated in the United Kingdom, seeks to dissuade people from owning SUVs in urban areas, and switch instead to more environmentally-friendly vehicles.
The SUVs they vandalized had leaflets let on the windshield, which stated: 'Attention: Your gas guzzler kills'.
On Twitter, they boasted about their actions.
'BIG NEWS: TYRE EXTINGUISHERS STRIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEW YORK CITY!' they tweeted on Tuesday.
The group Tyre Extinguishers posted a photo on social media of one of their followers deflating the tires of an SUV
The group's followers print out and leave these leaflets on the windscreen
They said: '40 SUVs disarmed in the Upper East Side, the first of many.
'We have an American English leaflet ('tire' rather than 'tyre') on our website so USA folks, you can join in!'
Police are investigating, but no arrests have been made.
One victim emailed them with the subject: 'Damn you, Red Coats!'
The SUV-owner said that 'far more environmentally unfriendly' pickup trucks would now be called out, to repair the damaged vehicles, and pointed out most of those attacked would be covered by insurance.
The loosely-organized movement encourages anyone to participate, at
